DAKA Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 I use the labels from wine bottles to make decorative trays. After trying Heat, Cold, Soaking and a lot of different chemicals I finally discovered the EASY way Spray the label with WD 40, wait about 5 minutes, start an edge with a razor blade, the label comes right off...sometimes it needs a "nudge" with the blade !! And, not to waste the corks, those get hot glued together and become place mats. On both projects they get a double or triple layer of clear decor epoxy (The stuff that is used for bar tops ) 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, DAKA said: I use the labels from wine bottles to make decorative trays. After trying Heat, Cold, Soaking and a lot of different chemicals I finally discovered the EASY way Spray the label with WD 40, wait about 5 minutes, start an edge with a razor blade, the label comes right off...sometimes it needs a "nudge" with the blade !! How do you get them to stick to the trays after being dowsed with WD40 ? tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 I put them on flat glass, then after a few days wipe with TSP. then use spray contact adhesive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 I thought that was illegal? WD40 is great stuff. It will take spray paint off up to a few hours after it was applied. I used to give this helpful tip to people whose car had been tagged by the gangs. Made the cars look better than new. It also is a great way to maintain fishing gear. The swivels and blades work better and catch more fish if they are treated with a little WD40 to keep the action smooth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Speaking of wine, has anyone other than I considered the consequences of a wine-vectored toenail fungus? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 11 minutes ago, gwalchmai said: Speaking of wine, has anyone other than I considered the consequences of a wine-vectored toenail fungus? Hummm… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DAKA Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 34 minutes ago, pipedreams said: Thanks for the idea....I'm gonna make a few of those (I have about 5000 corks...A couple of bars used to save them for me) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnfalman Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 We just save the nice bottles. Supposedly the old lady is going to turn these bottles into decorative vases or something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeorge Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 I just smash the bottle and pick the label out of the glass 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Italian restaurant wife and I enjoyed for awhile stuck candles in the mouths of wine bottles to create romantic table lights. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 55 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Italian restaurant wife and I enjoyed for awhile stuck candles in the mouths of wine bottles to create romantic table lights. That was in the 50's and 60's 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Fnfalman said: We just save the nice bottles. Supposedly the old lady is going to turn these bottles into decorative vases or something. Some nice labels on the Reds... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 16 hours ago, Fog said: I thought that was illegal? WD40 is great stuff. It will take spray paint off up to a few hours after it was applied. I used to give this helpful tip to people whose car had been tagged by the gangs. Made the cars look better than new. It also is a great way to maintain fishing gear. The swivels and blades work better and catch more fish if they are treated with a little WD40 to keep the action smooth. I also used WD-40 to clean up my car after being forced through traffic cones to drive over freshly painted yellow pavement markings. Splatter up both sides of the car. It cleaned it up nicely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 8 hours ago, Fnfalman said: We just save the nice bottles. Supposedly the old lady is going to turn these bottles into decorative vases or something. I saw some cut off at the label top and used for drinking mugs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 14 hours ago, DAKA said: Thanks for the idea....I'm gonna make a few of those (I have about 5000 corks...A couple of bars used to save them for me) Glad you clarified that. I was beginning to think you had a drinking problem , 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 2 hours ago, janice6 said: I saw some cut off at the label top and used for drinking mugs. I used to do that, when I was single I had about 2 dozen of those...The new MrsDaka likes neat and orderly wooosssch ... gone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnfalman Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 4 hours ago, janice6 said: I saw some cut off at the label top and used for drinking mugs. Really? That’s an interesting concept. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnfalman Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 5 hours ago, janice6 said: I also used WD-40 to clean up my car after being forced through traffic cones to drive over freshly painted yellow pavement markings. Splatter up both sides of the car. It cleaned it up nicely. I use WD-40 exclusively to clean my guns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnfalman Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 7 hours ago, DAKA said: Some nice labels on the Reds... The whites are better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnfalman Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 7 hours ago, DAKA said: That was in the 50's and 60's The practice lingered into the mid-1980s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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